External site linkage

Question

okay I am super new to Flex, so please forgive my slowness
and ignorance.
I am trying to design a site that will allow users to access
external websites (like on a link page).
The HTML syntax for this is <a
href="www.googl.com">Google Search</a>
In my code I tried:
<mx:HTTPService id="nappylo" url="'
http://www.nappylocs.com'">
<mx:Text text="Nappy Locs" color="#d58743" y="123" x="24"
fontSize="12" fontWeight="bold"/>
</mx:HTTPService>
* What am I doing wrong ... help me please!

Answer 1

Use URLRequest together with navigateToURL.
_self Specifies the current frame in the current window.
_blank Specifies a new window. This new window acts as a
pop-up window in the client's browser, so you must be aware that a
pop-up blocker could prevent it from loading.
_parent Specifies the parent of the current frame.
_top Specifies the top-level frame in the current window.
------------------- sample code ------------------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- wrapper/SimplestNavigateToURL.mxml -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
<mx:Script><![CDATA[
import flash.net.*;
public function openNewWindow(event:MouseEvent):void {
var u:URLRequest = new URLRequest("
http://www.nappylocs.com");
navigateToURL(u,"_blank");
]]></mx:Script>
<mx:Button label="Nappy Locs"
click="openNewWindow(event)"/>
</mx:Application>